# What you'll need:
→ Base
01 - 20 round water crackers or mini rice cakes
→ Cream Cheese Spread
02 - 7 oz cream cheese, softened
03 - 2 tablespoons sour cream
04 - 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
05 - Salt, to taste
06 - Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
→ Toppings (Olympic ring colors)
07 - 1/4 cup sliced black olives (black ring)
08 - 1/4 cup halved cherry tomatoes or diced red bell pepper (red ring)
09 - 1/4 cup diced yellow bell pepper (yellow ring)
10 - 1/4 cup diced or sliced cucumber (green ring)
11 - 1/4 cup crushed blue corn tortilla chips or blue food coloring (blue ring)
→ Garnish
12 - Fresh chives or parsley, finely chopped (optional)
# Method:
01 - In a mixing bowl, blend cream cheese, sour cream, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper until smooth and spreadable.
02 - Evenly spread a generous layer of the cream cheese mixture onto each cracker or rice cake.
03 - Place the crackers in five interlocking rings on a large serving platter to replicate the Olympic rings formation.
04 - Apply toppings to each group of four crackers matching the ring colors: black olives for black, cherry tomatoes or red bell pepper for red, yellow bell pepper for yellow, cucumber for green, and blue corn chips or a blue-colored cream cheese dot for blue.
05 - Optionally sprinkle finely chopped chives or parsley over the appetizers, then serve immediately to retain optimal texture.
